Introduced in Senate — S. 3125

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3125

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 6, 2025

Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To require the Director of the United States Secret Service to be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats Act of 2025 or the PROTECT Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Senate confirmation

Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(h)
(1)
The United States Secret Service shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2)
(A)
With respect to the term of service of the Director of the United States Secret Service—
(i)
the term shall be 10 years; and
(ii)
an individual appointed as the Director may serve not more than 1 term.
(B)
Subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date on which the President first appoints an individual as the Director of the United States Secret Service after the date of enactment of the Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats Act of 2025.